Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

Group-IB uncovered a new sophisticated phishing campaign, tracked as PerSwaysion, against high-level executives of more than 150 companies worldwide. . PerSwaysion is a highly-targeted phishing campaign. New round of phishing attempts leveraging current victim’s account usually takes less than 24 hours.

Phishing 136

Phishing Accountability Financial Services Cloud Migration 136

Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

What is Phish(ing)? But, never mind the dozens of other reports and white papers about phishing that come out every year from security industry leaders, let’s take a look at the 2021 Verizon DBIR. Why should I care about Phish? The reason why phishing is still reigning supreme?

Phishing 52

Phishing Accountability Social Engineering Mobile 52

SecureWorld News

MARCH 11, 2022

He writes about this in his book, "Ghost in the Wires": "I would call the company I'd targeted, ask for their computer room, make sure I was talking to a system administrator, and tell him, 'This is [whatever fictitious name popped into my head at that moment], from DEC support. Mitnick says his favorite emotional tool was fear.

Social Engineering 96

Social Engineering Engineering Phishing Accountability 96

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

They’re known for their credit card malware and phishing campaigns. They targeted specific profiles such as system administrators who know how to map corporate networks, locate backups and identify users within a system, which are critical steps in ransomware attacks. Also read: How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack.

Ransomware 104

Ransomware Backups Penetration Testing System Administration 104

SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This way, with attackers switching to distributing malicious files via phishing emails, it has become more difficult to track the version of the user’s software, or how far the attack went. System administrators that take care of physical networks are no longer needed — with cloud services management being an easy task.

Cybercrime 145

Cybercrime Banking Malware Ransomware 145

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

This means deploying the best cybersecurity technology that implements a zero trust paradigm; developing and implementing policies and procedures that reinforce zero trust and redundancy; and educating users and systems administrators to follow procedures that mitigate risk. Build Strong Policies and Procedures.

Social Engineering 78

Social Engineering Education Technology Engineering 78

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

People like Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Kim Kardashian West, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk were suddenly tweeting about a can't miss double your bitcoin opportunity, that was really a scam. And at Twitter, it gave the teen hackers the cover they needed to make their social engineering scam seem believable. Between approximately 3 a.m.

Social Engineering 104

Social Engineering Media Scams Financial Services 104